I am surrounded by entirely too much stuff. Its everywhere. I can't stand it much longer.Too many clothes.
Too many papers on my desk.
Too many hats.
Too many shoes.
Too many coffee mugs.
Too many Pampered Chef spatulas.
Too many old wine bottles. (Why do we save these anyway?)
Too many dog toys.
Too many dogs. (We'll keep those.)
Too many pens.
Too many icons on my desktop.
Too many empty CD cases.
Too many loose CDs.
Too many old Pampered Chef catalogs.
Too many books. ( Wait, I take that back. You can't have too many of those.)
Too many Tupperware containers full of leftovers in the fridge.
Too many coats.
Too many cans of soup in the pantry.
Too many things on the mantle.
Too many leaves in the yard. (Can't really help that though.)
Too many necklaces tangled up in my jewelry box.
Too many magazines.
Too many crumbs on the kitchen floor. (And yes, we actually have too many brooms which we apparently don't use often enough)
Too many things I don't use or need.
Its time for a change. I feel a great need to simplify. To quote a Jack Johnson song, "reduce, reuse, and recycle." I'm not sure where to begin, but I think I'm going to start with my closet.
As of today I have a new mission. It may take an indefinite amount of time. It may be difficult. It may be overwhelming. It may be crazy. It may just help me breathe deeper and rest easier when I come home.
This message will self-destruct in 10 seconds. (whew, one less thing lying around.) :)
(Photo Clutter by Rev Dan Catt)
5 comments:
Bless you as you simplify. Just give stuff away to Goodwill.
Or you could mail it to me. : ) (Bet you didn't even know I read your blog. Surprise!)
Melissa
Melissa,
I TOTALLY did not know you read my blog but that makes me giggle inside! :) (and out loud too!) send me your address and i'd be happy to send you my clutter! ha!
moving did it for me. when i moved the last time, i brought six garbage bags full of stuff to goodwill because i didn't want to move it again. yet i still have too much stuff...go figure :)
Joy -
I have moved 4 times in the last 2 years and one of those times was across and ocean and I still have too much stuff. Goodwill is about to get an overload of merchandise! :)
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